Thursday, May 17, 2012

87% of U.S. Federal Offshore Acreage is Off Limits to Oil and Gas Development

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Map of the Day: 87% of U.S. Federal Offshore Acreage is Off Limits to Oil and Gas Development


Carpe Diem:

The map above is from the American Petroleum Institute's "2012 Energy in Charts: Energy Industry Statistics," with the following commentary:

"Additional access to offshore areas currently off limits remains a key missing component of U.S. energy policy, and would provide substantial additional gains to the nation in terms of energy security, employment and government revenue."

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